Tag Archives: Slavic World

C-SPAN: President John F. Kennedy’s American University Peace Speech

Source:The New Democrat I believe the whole point of President Kennedy’s speech here is that as different as the American and Russian form of government’s and system’s during the Cold War were, that the American and Russian people actually have … Continue reading

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Bob Parker: ABC News 45-85: Start of The Cold War

. Source:The New Democrat What British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was talking about when he called for the need for a North Atlantic Alliance that would fight against the spread of communism in Europe, became NATO in 1949. The North … Continue reading

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Foreign Affairs: Michael T. Klare: ‘Hard Power, Soft Power & Energy Power’

Source:The New Democrat I’ve been thinking about this myself, but up until now have never gotten around to blogging about this. But what if in response to Russia invading Ukraine and threatening to cut off Ukraine and Europe from oil … Continue reading

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